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Slavery and the making of America. [Episode 1], The downward spiral / written, produced & directed by Danté J. James ; a production of Thirteen/WNET New York.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trump, Donald 1946---Political and social views.
- Trump, Donald.
- Trump, Donald 1946-.
- Slavery--United States--History.
- Slavery.
- African Americans--History--To 1863.
- African Americans.
- United States--Politics and government--2009-2017.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (55 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Downward spiral
- Place of Publication:
- Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2005.
- Language Note:
- In English; closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Episode one opens in the 1620s with the introduction of 11 men of African descent and mixed ethnicity into slavery in New Amsterdam. Working side by side with white indentured servants, these men labored to lay the foundations of the Dutch colony that would later become New York. There were no laws defining the limitations imposed on slaves at this point in time. Enslaved people, such as Anthony d'Angola, Emmanuel Driggus, and Frances Driggus could bring suits to court, earn wages, and marry. But in the span of a hundred years, everything changed. By the early 18th century, the trade of African slaves in America was expanding to accommodate an agricultural economy growing in the hands of ambitious planters. After the 1731 Stono Rebellion (a violent uprising led by a slave named Jemmy) many colonies adopted strict "black codes" transforming the social system into one of legal racial oppression. About the series: Slavery and the making of America is a four-part series documenting the history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states and the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction. Drawing on a wealth of recent scholarship, it looks at slavery as an integral part of a developing nation, challenging the long held notion that slavery was exclusively a Southern enterprise. At the same time, by focusing on the remarkable stories of individual slaves, it offers new perspectives on the slave experience and testifies to the active role that Africans and African Americans took in surviving their bondage and shaping their own lives.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Morgan Freeman.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed September 11, 2018).
- Originally produced by PBS in 2017.
- Nominated 2006 News & Documentary Emmy Awards, Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing
- Nominated 2006 News & Documentary Emmy Awards, Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Research
- OCLC:
- 1057014660
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